VIDEO - Sebastian Vettel driving a 1922 Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel drove a unique car on the Paul Ricard circuit this Thursday. To mark Aston Martin's centenary in Formula 1, the German was able to drive the first vehicle entered in Formula 1 in 1922 nicknamed "Green Pea".

Published on 22/07/2022 à 09:36

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VIDEO – Sebastian Vettel driving a 1922 Aston Martin

Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of Green Pea at Le Castellet, this Thursday July 21. © Twitter AstonMartinF1

It is in an “old school” style that Sebastian Vettel set off to attack the Paul Ricard circuit this Thursday. But it's not with her car usual that the German took to the track. To celebrate the centenary ofAston Martin en Formula 1, it was with the “Green Pea” that the quadruple world champion rode at Le Castellet. At the wheel of the first car entered in the premier discipline by the British brand in 1922, Sebastian Vettel was able to cover the 5,842 km of the French track.

One for the history books. 💚

Sebastian Vettel gets his first taste of driving Green Pea, the very first @Aston Martin Grand Prix car from 1922, at Paul Ricard.#F1 #FrenchGP | @ecuriebertelli pic.twitter.com/nQMpEcdrHE

— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 21, 2022

A hundred years separate the two vehicles. ©Photo Germain Hazard / DPPI

« I'm passionate about the history of the sport, so it will be very special to drive one of the original 1922 Aston Martin Grand Prix cars this weekend », underlined the four-time world champion. It's not just the German who played the game at the Paul Ricard circuit. Some engineers tried their hand at the pit stop with the “Green Pea”. It is clear that they needed a slight time to adapt to bridge the generational gap between the mechanisms of 1922 and the technologies used in Formula 1 a hundred years later.

A pitstop spanning generations. 🔨

Today, our mechanics tried their hand at performing a pitstop on Green Pea, the car that ignited @Aston Martin's Grand Prix racing story in 1922.#F1 #FrenchGP pic.twitter.com/adePrXSWEC

— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 21, 2022

When Seb puts on Green Pea. 💚

A century after its racing debut, TT1 returns to the track at the #FrenchGP With # SV5 behind the wheel as we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of @Aston Martin's first Grand Prix.

A match made in motorsport heaven. pic.twitter.com/5hiciQys9j

— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 21, 2022

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